Rainbow Islands Revolution
Developer(s)Marvelous Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: 29 December 2005
  • AU: 14 April 2006
  • EU: 28 April 2006
  • NA: 3 October 2006
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Rainbow Islands Revolution, known in Japan as New Rainbow Islands (ニューレインボーアイランド, Nyū Reinbō Airando), is a platform game for the Nintendo DS. It is an update of the original game, Rainbow Islands. Unlike in the original, the main character, Bub, rides in a bubble, and the player has to guide him with the stylus, and draw rainbows with it as well. The game uses mainly the DS's touch screen.

Gameplay

The player has to drag Bub around using the stylus. Contact with enemies or dangerous objects such as spikes causes the player to lose a heart. When all hearts have been lost, the player loses a life and must begin the level anew.

When the player drags the stylus anywhere on the screen that isn't Bub, the player can create a rainbow. The rainbow serves as a barrier through which enemies can't cross. If the rainbow is drawn over an enemy, the enemy is killed. Additionally, when the player taps a rainbow, it falls down removing any enemies that lie below.

The player can also draw some special shapes which create rainbows with special effects.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two sixes for a total of 26 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rainbow Islands Revolution for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Kautz, Paul (18 April 2006). "Test: Rainbow Islands: Revolution [sic]". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Reed, Kristan (21 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "New Famitsu scores". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Provo, Frank (11 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (9 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Harris, Craig (6 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". NGC Magazine. Future plc. April 2006. p. 47.
  9. ↑ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Nintendo Power. Vol. 208. Nintendo of America. October 2006. p. 90.
  10. ↑ Jordan, Jon (29 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Jones, Darren (30 March 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Imagine Publishing. p. 92. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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